The Flying Dragon Banner signaled an Eight-Hundred-Li Express dispatch.
This was urgent military intelligence!
The cavalryman galloped into Chang'an. The moment he entered Chang'an City, he shouted, "A great victory in Jing Province! A great victory in Jing Province-!"
"Duke Wen has led his troops to capture Changsha! The rebel Cao Cao has taken his own life! The Pretender Emperor has been captured!"
"A great victory in Jing Province! A great victory in Jing Province-!"
The cavalryman urged his horse onward, shouting with all his strength as he raced toward the Imperial Palace.
Behind him, the commoners along the road stood dumbfounded.
Cao Cao... was dead?
Inside Weiyang Palace in the Imperial Palace.
Liu Xie had spent the entire previous night reviewing memorials, only finishing at daybreak. He had just come to Lü Lingqi's palace and lain down to rest.
"Your Majesty, state affairs are important, but you must also take care of your imperial health. You must not overwork yourself."
Lü Lingqi spoke as she massaged Liu Xie's temples. Seeing the exhaustion on his face filled her heart with tenderness and concern.
Liu Xie enjoyed her ministrations with his eyes closed. At her words, he smiled. "It's only hard work for a while. Once Kongming and the others return, I'll dump everything on them."
"They led the troops off to war and left all the affairs of state for me to handle. They really have gone too far, haven't they, my beloved consort?"
Lü Lingqi could not help laughing at his words.
She knew he was only saying that. Though he usually seemed to be a hands-off emperor who left state affairs to his ministers, he still asked after them.
"Everything Your Majesty says is right."
Lü Lingqi spoke gently. "Your Majesty, when do you intend to bring